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Birds of La Plata With Twenty-Two Coloured Illustrations by H. Gronvold. In Two Volumes.
by HUDSON, W.H.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & Toronto, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920 1st,. 2 vols.; Hardback, Tall 8vo. 10 x 7 inches. Half-bound in Brown buckram spine, and green cloth covers with gilt vignettes to fronts, gilt lettering to spines. Top edges olivine. In very good conditions. Some minor rubbing on edges, corners a little bumped & very lightly soiled. Endpapers lightly browned. Some minor foxing spots to outer page edges. Inside pages, and plates all clean and tight throughout. Illustrated with 22 colour plates by H. Gronvold. 244pp & 240pp.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95265
- Title
- Birds of La Plata With Twenty-Two Coloured Illustrations by H. Gronvold. In Two Volumes.
- Author
- HUDSON, W.H.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London & Toronto, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920 1st,
- Keywords
- NATURAL HISTORY::BIRDS HUDSON, W.H.: Birds of La Plata, With Twenty-Two Coloured Illustrations by H. Gronvold, In Two Volumes, Edition, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920 1st, 22 colour plates by H. Gronvold,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
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About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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